Film Screenings / Programs / Series
THE CINEMA OF GENDER TRANSGRESSION: TRANS FILM
April 18 – April 24
Last year Anthology inaugurated “The Cinema of Gender Transgression” an extensive, ongoing series exploring the ways in which cinema has intersected with the experiences, struggles, and ideas of transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming lives and communities. Organized with the participation of a variety of guest curators, the series showcases contemporary films and videos that explore concepts related to gender transgression as well as films that have had historical resonance within and beyond these communities.
Transgender and gender-nonconforming issues hold a more prominent place in the national conversation today than ever before, though gender transgression and the experiences of these individuals have always existed. This series aims both to call attention to those films that dared to question gender norms in periods when even to broach the topic was considered controversial, and to provide a platform for the contemporary socio-political concerns of trans filmmakers and artists challenging the gender binary today.
This chapter of “The Cinema of Gender Transgression” includes the work of esteemed contemporary visionaries including Zackary Drucker, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Tara Mateik, Steve Reinke, Dani and Sheilah Restack, Sky Hopinka, Michael Robinson, Chase Joynt, and many, many more.
“The Cinema of Gender Transgression” is curated in collaboration with Joey Carducci and Madsen Minax. Throughout the series, guest curators contribute programs as well; this chapter features an evening presented by S. H. Varino.
Special thanks to all the filmmakers, as well as to Oliver Sage; Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore; and S. H. Varino.
Special support provided by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Support has also been provided by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.
